Electric vehicles can reduce pollution and emissions. But underlying issues of preserving car dependence, displacing environmental harm and workers bearing the costs of a clean future need to be addressed. Oleh Soumyajit Bhar

Carbon markets in the region are growing fast, but their credibility still depends on strong evidence grounded in real-world data. Oleh Yuan Lu dan Jingyuan Ding

Restricting primary or virgin plastic production would constrain economic growth and industrialisation, India argued at the recent plastic treaty talks. But its opposition to production caps may turn out to be more damaging than beneficial. Oleh Sherley Hepsiba Dokiburra

The UN should hold a vote in Geneva if countries try to water down plastic pollution deal. Oleh Zaynab Sadan